As they moved forward Kajika took note that the area they were moving towards had more scrub brush than actual grass and stored that away for later.  It would be useful information to have if he happened to be hunting Pheasants without Des. When she stopped and laid down and followed suit.  Remembering she had mentioned something about a sound they made he scanned the area with his ears listening to every sound and then he heard the knocking she had described before.  “I do,” he said when she asked if he heard the knocking that the bird made.

He glanced toward the plant to make sure that he had the correct target and looked back once more to find her motioning him to start his task, “Big bad wolf, got it,” he said before he crawled as quickly and as quietly as he could around the area so that he could come at it from the opposite side from where Des was waiting.  When he reached the point that that he would need to charge from he raised his body to its full height and charged the scrappy plant, thundering through the scrub brush and causing the grass to rustle and twigs to snap loudly.

The closer he got the more he felt at ease that everything would work out in their favor.  Then the time had come for him to do the most important part and that was to charge the creature to scare it into Des’s waiting jaws.  Her words ‘big bad wolf’ drifted through his thoughts once more right before he sprang up from his position making himself as big and loud as he possibly could.  It wasn’t his normal way of being but it had worked, the bird had taken off.  He stopped and watched as Des was in the air her jaws clamping around the bird, a smile crossing his face at their success.

With the bird secure Kajika made his way over to where Des was putting the pheasant out of its misery.  By the time he had reached her she had dropped it to the ground, “Thanks,” he said when he reached her the scent of pheasant and blood filling his nostrils, “I believe I can.  It wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be and yes it was lots of fun,” he stated before he tried to wipe the feathers from her muzzle with his own.

First things first and that was finding one for them to catch and that was something that Kajika new how to do quite well.  He scanned the area all the while scenting the air for the smell of the bird that would hopefully be his next meal.  His eye finally landed on a similar scrappy plant like the one that he had just flushed their recent catch out of.  “I think there might be one there,” he told her indicating where with a point of his muzzle.

He had already determined where he thought that there would be a bird for them to catch and it was going to be his turn to do the catching.  He hoped that his aim was on the mark today, it would be rather embarrassing to miss his mark in front of Des.  Kajika watched as she went to the place they had scared their most recent catch from to store it away till they were ready to eat and he watched her as she came back to where he stood.

Then it was time to get on with catching their second pheasant, Kajika lowered his body once more into the grass next to Des and this time he stayed beside her since he knew what to do.  As he felt the ground pass under his body as he crawled across it on his belly he noted that their hunting conditions and he hoped that they would hold for a while longer so they would have equal chance of success with their hunt.

Kajika felt her press her nose into his scruff causing him to close his eyes relishing her touch, “I do,” he whispered back.  The knocking sound had reached his ears telling him that they were very close to the bird and she wanted him to tell her when to go which brought him back to what they needed to be doing.  He opened his eyes gazing in the direction and then at her, “Now,” he told her as he prepared himself to catch the bird.

Once they were close enough to where Kajika believed their prey to be a quick listen had confirmed his suspicions.  It was time for them to set their plan into motion so he had given her the word and with it she headed of just as he had previously.  He had lowered himself as low as he could in the grass to keep hidden till the time was right for him to show himself.  As Des moved away from he watched her till she disappeared among the various plant life that surrounded them.  She was at a bit more of advantage with the lighter colors of her pelt and small size she virtually disappeared.  When she was gone from his view he waited and listened for the sounds that would indicate it was time for him to take down his prey.

The moment he heard Des he prepared himself for the moment that the bird would be within his grasp, he didn’t have to wait long.  When the bird was in sight Kajika sprang up from his hiding place, launching himself into the air jaws wide the moment he felt the feathers of the bird in his mouth he clamped his jaws shut and landed lightly back upon the ground.  He almost immediately tasted the blood running into his mouth from the bird and gave it a good shake to ensure that it was in fact dead.  That done he drop it to the ground and waited for his companion to join him.

Her words caused a prideful smile to cross his face, “Thank you,” he told her, “I’ve had a lot of practice and a great hunting companion only make it easier.”  That was the truth though if you had one that didn’t know what they were doing then everything would go wrong, “And let’s not forget that my hunting companion is also a great teacher as well.”  He wanted to make sure that she knew he thought she had taught him well.

When she went off to gather her own kill he followed her the short distance with his own meal before placing it on the ground.  Kajika waited for her to start before he torn into his bird and when she had he didn’t waste any time getting to the meat and having his first taste.  She had been right, he enjoyed every bite.  Once the majority of the bird was gone he laid down to pick some leftover meat off the bone did they speak again with her asking his intentions.  “For now I am but I would like to find a pack eventually but I want to find the right one, you know?” He offered her a smile when she complimented his hunting skills, “I hope that whatever pack I join will be. What about you? Are you looking for a pack as well?”